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Does "Going Gold" mean the same thing it did in the past?
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LostDonkey
Member
I have gone gold.
I am ready to be distributed.
I am ready to be distributed.
kicker
Banned
Do you really believe at some point in the future games will start being launched feature- *and* performance- complete?
Why would that just happen and what does 'mature' mean?
Silly you. You're a donkey. *You* effect the distribution.
FullMetalx117
Member
Think it means moving to California in hopes to seek a fortune
Team Andromeda
Member
People need to grow up and get real. I like the fact that games can be patched and fixed. I remember when I had to buy the USA version of Exhumed for 3D pad support and the Death Tank support, or how I had to send my launch copy of MSR back, because of game saving crashing bug
Later in its life cycle, yeah , why not? ,8th gen was an exception, it won't
happen again.
kicker
Banned
What does this even mean? Do you think anyone dislikes being able to have their games patched?
Two scenarios:
1. Devs start patching games through the internet, games still have the same good standards for release quality at "gold" so any patches we get are just slight tweaks for fringe cases.
2. Devs start patching games through the Internet. Games have shit standards for release and waiting for day one patches to even play the game without crashes is an acceptable level for "gold" release quality. Patches are essential to playing a game as advertised.
Wanting 1 instead of 2 means I should grow up?
Team Andromeda
Member
I like having games fixed, when back the day they couldn't be or you had to send off for the latter pressed version like I had to for MSR and I believe the USA launch version of BlueStinger had issues
If games being patched were to add 30 hours of gameplay, I could well understand it, but most games are patched to fix issues to do with graphics or controls.
Hell I would have killed for a Daytoma USA graphics patch fix back in the day
kicker
Banned
What life cycle? Developers work on these games in their own engines, all the hardware cycle dictates is the amount of power available to them.
How can you call it an exception when this is how big budget games have been releasing since 2014?
I like having games fixed too. I don't like devs purposefully releasing games unfixed just because they are now able to fix it down the line.
Team Andromeda
Member
No developer released a broken game on purpose and to say that , is utterly ridiculous and pathetic.
Having to fix a game is more work for a developer and team and most prob the last thing they need or want, after working on the game for 4 years When no doubt most of the team want to go on holiday or work on something new
Many games were released unfinished back in the so called glory days of gaming
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RoadHazard
Gold Member
No, it now means the dev team is having a golden shower party.
kicker
Banned
Don't speak for developers here, they know exactly what state their games are in and the prevalence of the day 1 patch is proof that they do.
The "last thing they need or want" is to make sure the content they worked 4 years on is actually working the way it's supposed to be? 'Having to fix a game' you mean 'making sure the work you put in for 4 years is finished'? Are you trying to say that making sure a game works as advertised is a separate from development and something that devs shouldn't 'have to do'?
Level Designer: "I worked on this level layout and its set pieces for 4 years, I can't wait for players to check it out, I'm so proud of it"
At launch: The level and set pieces are not working as intended and no-one can enjoy your 4 years of work
- Level Designer: "I spent 4 years working on it, I'm tired already"
What is the point of those 4 years if no-one can see the result the way you intended when it is released?
Level Designer: "I'm going on vacation, it'll be fixed in 2 weeks, bye"
But I gave you my money and it isn't working
Level Designer: "Just wait for a few days"
Then why didn't *you* wait for a few days to make sure it worked at release?
Level Designer: "I want to go on holiday and work on something new, It's just games, stop taking it so seriously"
And this is okay to you?
You yourself pushed examples where games were stuck the way they were released in the past, and so big budget games needed to be working on-disc in order to make money. It is dishonest to suggest that the majority of games always released this way and you know it.
You know what? It's clear you don't see the problem, so I will stop trying to reason here.
Team Andromeda
Member
But it's ok for you too? The Irony...
I just gave you clear examples as a gamer who's played games since 1983. Not someone jumping on what's trending on social media and making out modern gaming is terrible.
BYE!
supernova8
Banned
Just means they've finished polishing the microtransactions side of things and they will proceed to bombard us with DRM day one patches and other stuff to make it impossible to play the game without going online.
crackajack
Member
in theory, yes, in practice not really.
HDDs and possible patching moved the whole or huge parts of the QA ordeal to the early adopters.
HDDs and possible patching moved the whole or huge parts of the QA ordeal to the early adopters.
8th gen consoles are underpowered machines , the patches didn't help, they're still underperforming, Performance isn't an issue this time , underperforming on powerful machines means something odd , not the norm.